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Dear colleagues!

The Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of Volgograd State University invites you to participate in the Xth International Scientific and Practical Conference "Current issues of Linguistics and Didactics: An Interdisciplinary Approach in the Humanities and Social Sciences", which completes a number of events of the VolSU International April Scientific Session and will take place tentatively on April 10-18, 2020 in full-time / webinar format (the exact dates of the sections will be in early April). The address is Volgograd, pr-t Universitetsky 100.

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We invite students and teachers of secondary schools, universities and other educational institutions; representatives of organizations, institutions to participate in the conference.

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Important dates 

1. Conference dates: April 10-18, 2020

2. Registration of applications of participants (full-time and part-time) - until April 5, 2020 (participants needing a visa and accommodation must submit an application and inform about full-time participation in advance to issue an invitation)

3. Submission of texts of articles for publication (RSCI / WoS) - until June 1, 2020.

4. Notification of acceptance of papers for publication - within 1-2 months after receiving the article

5. Payment  - within 3-7 days after issuing an invoice

6. Dates of publication: RSCI - June-July 2020, WoS - September-November 2020 *

7. Indexing terms: RSCI - 6 months from the date of publication, WoS - 5 up to 24 months from the date of publication
   * In order not to delay the release and indexation, we ask you to prepare materials carefully according to the template and send documents on time.

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Publishing Forms

1. in the RSCI proceedings of the spring scientific session (conference), indexed by the RSCI, according to the results of the review, they are accepted in any language with mandatory metadata in English. Send to: conference@picconf.ru.net.

2. in the RSCI regular journal Artium Magister (pedagogy, education, science, literature, psychology) according to the results of competitive selection of papers according to the requirements. Details are available on the website https://ue.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/. The publication is free on a competitive basis. Send documents to: artium@volsu.ru.

3. in the issue of the international conference journal European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences, indexed in WoS (CPCI), Google Scholar. Materials are provided in English. Send documents to: cild-wos-volsu@picconf.ru.net, pic_conf@mail.ru (ABOUT THE JOURNAL).

Any questions on full-time and part-time participation in the conference and, if necessary, query for invitations, certificates can be sent to conference@picconf.ru.net.

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Cost **

1. Participation in the conference and in the contest of scientific reports without publication and tours is free.

2. Full-time registration fee - 1,000 RUB (optional) includes :
   - a participant’s kit with branded office supplies, an event program, a participant’s certificate (1 pc., an additional certificate - 100 RUB (2 EUR);
   - coffee breaks/buffet.

3. Publication in an international journal (WoS) - 12,900 RUB  (190 EUR)***

4. Publication in the RSCI - 150 RUB/page (3 EUR), shipment - 200-700 RUB (4-15 EUR) depending on the region, according to the tariffs of the Russian Post, the cost of the certificate is 100 RUB (2 EUR), an additional printed copy of the paper collection is 300 RUB (6 EUR). If materials are provided by schoolchildren, students, graduate students, other publication conditions may be proposed without providing a printed collection (see the requirements to the RSCI).

** Extra services, counselling and assistance are available in case the paper needs editing, translation or correction to the requirements. Payment terms are sent on request to the appropriate email.

*** cild-wos-volsu@picconf.ru.net, pic_conf@mail.ru. If a sharp change in the euro exchange rate occurs, it is possible (but not necessary) to slightly change the cost of publication, paid in euros or in rubles at the euro exchange rate on the payment date.

Payment needs to be made within 3-7 days after billing. Bank details for payment of full-time registration and publication fee will be sent to the authors of the accepted papers by e-mail along with confirmation of paper acceptance.

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Certificates of participation and other extra services are provided and paid separately from the publication fee. For more information about services, the full-time registration fee and full-time presentation of the report at the conference, it is recommended to contact the conference organizing committee at conference@picconf.ru.net.

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To the participants

• Only original and unpublished materials are accepted. Validation is carried out through several resources. The optimal originality of paper in English for a foreign journal is 90%. The originality of materials for translation is discussed with the organizing committee after checking for plagiarism through a Russian university plagiarism system. The publication will be refused if the publishing house reveals copyright fraud and attempts to hide plagiarism.

• All submitted articles for the English-language journal will undergo a thorough double review by authoritative scientists and will be evaluated in terms of relevance, originality, quality of material and clarity of presentation.

• At the request of the conference participant, the organizing committee can recommend places to stay.

• Registration fee, travel expenses and accommodation are paid by the forwarding party or participant oneself. The full-time registration fee is paid separately from the publication fee.

• Participants who need a visa and accommodation must inform about full-time participation and the need for assistance in advance to issue an invitation and send a corresponding query to conference@picconf.ru.net.

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Extra activities

• Full-time participants during the conference can take part in:
  - sightseeing tour around VolSU (by prior request: Museum complexes, Laboratories, Coworking Space, House of Scientific Collaboration, Volunteer Center, Creativity Center);
  - coffee breaks/buffet (included in the price of the organizational fee of the full-time participant);
  - short-term skill enhancement programmes;
  - webinar sessions;
  - report contests.

• More information about skill enhancement programs, contests and webinars can be found in the relevant sections.

• At the request of other co-authors (if there are several authors in the article) and accompanying persons, the excursion program, coffee breaks/buffet are reserved and paid separately. Cost and other details are discussed separately at conference@picconf.ru.net.

• Registration of applications for exhibitions and masterclasses held by our partners, teams of authors and individual authors is open. To open the event, send a free-format request to conference@picconf.ru.net. We are looking forward to new interesting ideas!

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Conference programme

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The programme of the conference in 2020 will be posted 5 days before the event.

The programmes of all conferences after their holding are periodically laid out in the Conferences / Conference Programmes section https://www.picconf.ru.net/programme

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